The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a winter weather advisory for snow, sleet and freezing rain, which is in effect from 2 p.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.

Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are possible, with ice accumulations to 0.1 to 0.2 inches.

Snow is expected to overspread the area around midday Monday. The snow will then mix with sleet during Monday evening before transitioning over to freezing rain and sleet through Monday night. The precipitation should taper off Tuesday morning.

The combination of snow then sleet and ice will lead to travel becoming hazardous. Ice accumulations on trees could break some weaker tree limbs, resulting in some power outages.

Winds could gust up to 25 mph. Temperatures will hover around 30 degrees.

The forecast:

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

Monday: Snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 34. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday night: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 2am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 2am and 3am, then rain or freezing rain after 3am. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 30. East wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible..

Tuesday: rain or freezing rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1 p.m. and 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 10 a.m. High near 47. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday night: A chance of showers, mainly before 9 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of flurries between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of sprinkles after 3 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.